Changing your name

[33girl]

I wouldn't drop my middle name because it is also my late mother's and if I ever have a daughter it will be her middle name as well.

My last name - well, ugg, I love my dad & that side of the family with all my heart but I can't wait to get rid of it for several reasons. It's not just long & German, it translates somewhat amusingly to English. I'm tired of getting it misspelled, mispronounced and snickered about. I went to college with people with very very long Italian and Polish names, but I thought they had more panache, somehow. Mine is just clunky. Plus as long as I have it, no matter how old I get, there will still be people who say "are you Mom33/Dad33's girl?" I guess at this age I should be over that but I still hate it - like I'm not me, just an appendage of them. It's different to be "so and so's wife" or "33girl the ASA" because I chose that on my own.

I'm the last one in my family, but even so, my dad would have a cow if I didn't take my hubby's name.